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An older adult patient tells the home health nurse "My health care provider hasn't helped my arthritis at all. I am using the chiropractor now." What change has the patient made?

  • A. Western medicine to complementary therapy
  • B. Complementary therapy to alternative therapy
  • C. Alternative therapy to allopathic medicine
  • D. Allopathic medicine to alternative therapy
Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Alternative therapies may become the primary treatment modality; for instance, the patient switching from traditional (allopathic) medicine to chiropractic (alternative).